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. 2016 Jan 26;11(1):e0147930. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147930

Table 2. Characteristics of pediatric sepsis patients at administration.

All patients HF Non-HF P
Number of subjects 211 66 145
Age, y 3.6 ± 1.3 3.6 ± 1.5 3.6 ± 1.2 0.25
Male % 51.5 51.3 51.7 0.86
NT-proBNP, ng/L 1396 3640 656 <0.001
Body temperature, °C 39 ± 0.7 39 ± 0.8 39 ± 0.5 0.58
Heart rate, beats/min 120 ± 15 145 ± 20 95 ± 10 <0.05
Breath rate, breathes/min 45 ± 5 55 ± 6 35 ± 4 <0.05
Liver enlargement, cm 2 ± 1.0 4 ± 0.5 1 ± 0.5 <0.001
Plasma glucose, mmol/L 8.7 ± 1.8 9.6 ± 1.7 7.8 ± 1.8 0.17
White blood cell increase, ×109/ L 15 ± 2.7 16 ± 3.1 14 ± 2.3 0.47
White blood cell decrease, ×109/ L 3.0 ± 0.8 3.0 ± 0.7 3.0 ± 0.9 0.28
Platelet, 10 × 109/ L 7.4 ± 0.3 5.3 ± 0.2 9.4 ± 0.4 <0.05
Hemoglobin, g/L 69 ± 14 62 ± 12 87 ± 17 0.07
Serum total bilirubin, mmol/L 77 ± 23.3 98 ± 33.8 55 ± 12.7 <0.05
Alanine transaminase, U/L 59 ± 17 82 ± 15 36 ± 18 <0.001
C reaction protein, mg/L 39 ± 6.4 48 ± 11.2 29 ± 0.6 <0.05
Procalcitonin, mg/L 14 ± 1.1 16 ± 2.6 11 ± 0.5 <0.001
Blood lactic acid, mmol/L 5 ± 0.9 6 ± 1.2 4 ± 0.6 <0.05
Activated partial thromboplastin time, s 70 ± 14.8 95 ± 12.5 45 ± 17.1 <0.001
TNF-α, pg/mL 42 ± 15.2 52 ± 15.3 31 ± 16.1 <0.05
IL6, pg/mL 61 ± 11.3 77 ± 11.9 44 ± 10.6 <0.05
Ejection fraction, % 45 ± 9.5 25 ± 10.4 65 ± 8.5 <0.001
E peak /A peak 1.5± 0.2 1.4± 0.2 1.6± 0.2 0.12
Arterial oxygen saturation, % 44 ± 14.9 33 ± 16.4 55 ± 13.4 <0.05
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg 89 ± 11.5 85 ± 11.6 92 ± 12.5 0.42
Urine volume, mg·kg-1·min-1 0.3 ± 0.05 0.2 ± 0.05 0.4 ± 0.05 <0.05
Capillary filling, s 4 ± 1.0 5 ± 1.0 3 ± 1.0 <0.05